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HB39 • 2025

Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Lopez, Ray | Hunter | Hefner
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3440

  9. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  12. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  13. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  14. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  15. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  18. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Parker

  19. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  20. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  22. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  26. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  27. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  28. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  29. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  30. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  31. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  32. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  35. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  36. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  37. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  38. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  39. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Vet Affairs

  40. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  41. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  42. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#175

  43. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  44. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  45. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  46. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  47. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Toth and J. Garcia

  48. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#159

  49. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  50. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#160

  51. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  52. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  53. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  54. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  55. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  56. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  57. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  58. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  59. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  60. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  61. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  62. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

  63. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  64. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  65. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  66. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker

  67. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 39 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 39

AN ACT

relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran

deaths in this state.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 193.006, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to

read as follows:

(d) When the death certificate
of a person to which this

section applies
is filed with the vital statistics unit, the

department
[
state registrar
] shall
submit to
[
notify
] the Texas

Veterans Commission
deidentified information on the person's:

(1)

manner of death, only if the death was by suicide

or homicide;

(2) age;

(3) race;

(4) sex; and

(5) occupation
.

(e)

Not later than December 1 of each year, the Texas

Veterans Commission shall prepare and submit to the governor,

lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and

standing committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction

over veterans affairs and publish on the commission's Internet

website a written report that contains:

(1)

aggregated data based on the information the

commission receives under Subsection (d) for the preceding year;

(2) an evaluation of that data; and

(3)

any recommendations for legislative or other

action.

SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2027, the Texas

Veterans Commission shall prepare and submit the initial report

required by Section 193.006(e), Health and Safety Code, as added by

this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 39 was passed by the House on April

15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 39 on May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 4, 1

present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 39 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays

0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor